Texas is known for starting fast when it comes to recruiting. By the time national signing day rolls around, there’s little drama in the pieces remaining for the Longhorns.

On Wednesday, less than two weeks from national signing day, Texas added a big piece to its 2013 class. Offensive guard Rami Hammad, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound 4-star prospect from Irving (Texas) High School, committed to Texas head coach Mack Brown.

Hammad previously was committed to Baylor, but the Longhorns began seriously going after him after watching him play at the Semper Fi Bowl in Carson, Calif., on Jan. 4, according to 247Sports.com.

So Hammad scheduled a visit to see what the Longhorns had to offer and it didn’t take long for him to know that’s where he wanted to play.

“I knew where I wanted to go before I even went home,” Hammad said of his visit to the Austin, Texas, campus. “I knew Texas was the place for me. On Sunday I told Mack Brown that I was going to be a Longhorn.”

Texas has 15 commitments (13 from in-state) for its 2013 class and it’s heavy on offensive lineman with six. Center Jake Raulerson is an early enrollee, while the Longhorns also have commitments from 5-star tackle A’Shawn Robinson, 4-star guard Darius James, 4-star junior college tackle Desmond Harrison, 4-star tackle Kent Perkins and Hammad.